The climate is beating out cyberattacks and data leaks as a top global risk: Each year the World Economic Forum puts out a report detailing the top global risks. It's not light reading. This year's report includes cyberattacks and data fraud or theft … [Read more...]
Podcast: We explain Amazon, Apple and Google’s new smart home standard
This week's big news is that Amazon, Apple, and Google have agreed to collaborate on the creation of a new smart home standard called the Connected Home over IP (CHIP). We lay out what this is and what it means for consumers, manufacturers, and … [Read more...]
Samsung SmartThings Wifi: Easy setup with intelligent, fast mesh networking
A few weeks back, I wrote about the decision to retire my Wink Hub. At the time I figured I'd just plug the Samsung SmartThings Link USB stick I previously bought into my Nvidia Shield TV, which turns that set-top box into a SmartThings Hub. But word … [Read more...]
Podcast: What to ask your landlord about smart apartments
Amazon is bringing its services closer to the edge with a new product and deal with Verizon, but it’s not the only cloud provider signing a partnership with a carrier. We also discuss Resideo’s executive change and a new smart home … [Read more...]
Why I’m pulling the plug on Wink
Over the last year or so, many of us have been wondering what’s going on with Wink. Version 2 of the smart home hub hasn’t seen many updates and I can’t remember the last time I heard about newly supported devices from Wink. Indeed, the most recent … [Read more...]
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